[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1441]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, by whose Providence our forebears brought forth a 
nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to equal justice for all, 
give the Members of this body that same spirit as they seek to make a 
better world. May this quest for justice motivate them to eliminate 
those things that obstruct the coming of Your kingdom. Lord, each day 
may they give primacy to prayer, seeking Your guidance as they strive 
to make decisions that honor You. Guide them by Your higher wisdom so 
that they will not give in to disappointment, doubt or despair.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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